Samuel Quina

Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina (born 3 August 1966), known simply as Samuel, is a retired Portuguese footballer.
Having played mostly for Benfica in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he operated mainly as a central defender.

Samuel was born in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea. A product of S.L. Benfica's youth ranks, he made his debut with the first team on 30 December 1983 (aged 17) after being brought on as a substitute by manager Sven-Göran Eriksson in a 4–0 home win over G.D. Chaves for the Portuguese Cup. His first goal came in a 2–2 away draw against S.C. Braga, and he went on to have a somewhat an important role in the Lisbon club during seven seasons.

Samuel started in the 1990 European Cup final, a 0–1 loss against A.C. Milan, pitching in at left back on the occasion. His last game for Benfica was in a 1–0 victory at Louletano D.C. on 29 November 1992, and he went on to represent Boavista FC – he returned one season to Benfica, but was released at its closure – Vitória de Guimarães, F.C. Tirsense, Odivelas F.C. and S.L. Fanhões.

Samuel earned five caps for the Portugal national team, over the course of nine months. His debut was on 4 September 1991, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Austria in Porto.

Benfica

• Primeira Liga: 1986–87, 1988–89, 1990–91
• Taça de Portugal: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1992–93
• Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira: 1985, 1989
• European Cup: Runner-up 1987–88, 1989–90

Boavista

• Taça de Portugal: 1991–92

Samuel's son, Domingos, represented Portugal at under-17 level, and played for West Ham United.